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Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 December 2009 12:48 Written by Natural Health Team Wednesday, 16 December 2009 12:48

Junk food reigns in ads on Web sites for kids
Advertisements for junk food may be cluttering many of the Web sites most popular with children, a new study suggests.
Low-income Families In BC Can’t Afford Healthy Food, Canada
Imagine being $127 ‘in debt’ after your monthly rent is paid and you’ve bought groceries for you and your family, leaving no money for other necessities such as clothing, transportation and school supplies. According to the latest The Cost of Eating in BC report, this is the situation for a family of four living on income assistance in this province. The Cost of Eating in BC 2009 by the …
Health claims: How do we define ‘healthy’?
With ‘healthy’ populations identified as the ideal for the European Food Safety Authority’s health claims, NutraIngredients asks Yakult – what exactly is healthy?
Poor Access to Nutritious Food May Harm Diabetics’ Health
Preparing a healthy meal loaded with fresh vegetables seems like an easy thing to do. But for some people living with diabetes, accessing nutritious food can be difficult — and may have a detrimental effect on their health and well-being, according to a new Canadian study led by Ryerson University.
Companies fall short in advertising healthy foods to children
More than a dozen major companies pledged to push healthier foods two years ago, but study found ads for sugary cereals, fast food and sweet snacks made up more than 70% of the total. Despite a 2-year-old pledge by more than a dozen major food companies to advertise healthier foods to children, about two-thirds of those companies’ ads remain for products of low nutritional quality, according to …

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